In my previous review of Broadchurch I noted how Danny’s murder had made the seaside town a particularly hostile place. Despite the ominous tents now being moved from the beaches, there’s a mood of distrust in the air and that definitely manifests itself in tonight’s episode. As we saw last week, newsagent Jack Marshall’s past was brought up and the police have marked him out to be one of the lead suspects.

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So far this year ITV’s drama output hasn’t been great what with Mr Selfridge still dragging on and Great Night Out flopping in the ratings it seems as if the channel needs a hit. Thankfully they may just have that with Broadchurch a new eight part thriller drama set around a small seaside community who experience a tragedy after a eleven year old boy is killed.

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Doctor Who head honcho, Steven Moffat has ruled any possibility of show favourite, Amy Pond making a return to the show.

Fans of the show will know how Amy, and her onscreen husband, Rory (Arthur Darvil), were written out of the hugely successful BBC sci-fi show earlier this year, with former Emmerdale actress, Jenna-Louise Coleman stepping in to replace Amy, played by Karen Gillan, as the Time lord, Matt Smith’s, new side kick.
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Near the beginning of this week’s Doctor Who, the last before the mid-season break, The Doctor rips out the page of the current detective novel he’s obsessed with as he doesn’t like endings which is an ironic statement to make as we all know this is the end of the road for companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams.

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As fans of Doctor Who will doubtless know, this weekend’s episode, The Angels Take Manhattan, will see the exit of popular sidekicks Amy Pond and Rory Williams, who are of course played by Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill…

And today, Arthur has revealed that starring in the show as Rory has been, “the best job I’ve ever had.”

However, he also revealed to TV Choice magazine that leaving the show was also one of the hardest things he’s ever had to do.

He said, “There were lots of people crying at the read-through. It was great because it does mean so much to all of us, and I think that’s right.

“I don’t think we were being over-emotional about it, it’s a really emotional script. I can’t really speak for anyone else but I’m so proud of what we’ve done on this show…

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As all Doctor Who fans know this run of episodes will conclude with the last time we’ll see companions Amy and Rory and over the past few weeks hints have been dropped to why the couple will want to depart the Tardis. Over the past three episodes we have seen The Doctor visit the Ponds on a less regular basis, while they seem more eager to get back to their regular lives commenting at the end of last week’s mission that their friends will be wondering why they are rapidly aging. These themes come to a head at the start of this week’s episode, which is narrated by Amy, as Rory points out that they have two lives – regular life and Doctor life with the former not really getting a look in with the couple realising that they have to choose but just not straight away. We are told though that this was the only time that The Doctor stuck around as it was the year of the slow invasion.

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Calling all Doctor Who fans, we have the latest gossip instalment regarding the new series!

The latest episode is a Wild West adventure, and has been written by Being Human creator, Toby Whithouse!
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The first episode of this series of Doctor Who was dominated by the revelation that latest companion Jenna-Louise Coleman appeared earlier than anticipated and that her character had already been turned into a Dalek. Though Asylum Of The Daleks was a success for me at least it was dominated by this big twist, with Steven Moffatt later praising us journalists for keeping the secret, as well as all of the drama involving Amy and Rory’s marriage. There’s no denying that there were some lighter moments in last week’s episode but they were few and far between so thankfully in this next instalment the programme’s sense of fun has been restored but then you would think nothing less of an episode entitled Dinosaurs On A Spaceship.

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It’s been a big news day for Doctor Who fans!

It was confirmed earlier today that the new series of the show will kick off on the 1st of September at 7:20pm and the show will end at 8:10pm, meaning it will only clash with ITV juggernaut The X factor for a short ten minute period.

The episode will be titled Asylum Of The Daleks and Unreality TV attended a preview screening last week, so make sure to check out our spoilers and teasers here and here.

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The star and showrunner of Doctor Who have both paid tribute to departing actors Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill. Speaking at a screening of Asylum Of The Daleks, Matt Smith and Steven Moffat both praised their colleagues and said that their characters will reach new heights before they bow out later this year.

Amy and Rory leave ‘tragically’ in the fifth episode of this season, which Moffat dubbed “the year of the Ponds” during a special preview of Asylum Of The Daleks in London yesterday.

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Unreality TV was at London’s BFI this afternoon for a screening of the Doctor Who series 7 premiere, Asylum Of The Daleks. Exciting stuff! But let me tell you how a Doctor Who screening traditionally goes: You walk in, become a wee bit star-struck when you see Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and the other one with the awesome hair (more on that later). You bundle into the plush BFI screening room and watch a jaw-dropping hour of television, loaded with spoilers and at the end, Steven Moffat modestly implores everyone present not to ruin the surprise by posting spoilers.

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In the build up to the new series of Doctor Who, the Daily Star newspaper has revealed that the explosive finale episode of the new run is due to take place using one of the most famous landmarks in the world as a weapon, the Statue Of Liberty!

According to the publication, the legendary New York statue is  to be turned into a deadly Weeping Angel when the series comes to an end this autumn.
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It sounds like it wasn’t all tears on the set of Doctor Who when Karen Gillan filmed her final scenes as Amy Pond, as according to the Sun newspaper, the feisty red-head managed to sneak in a groping session with her Time Lord co-star.

According to the publication, Gillan got Matt Smith inside a Tardis and pinched his bum while the cameras weren’t looking!
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Doctor Who stars Arthur Darvill and Karen Gillan – who of course play the roles of the Time Lord’s sidekicks Rory Williams and Amy Pond respectively – have now filmed their final scenes in the show, which will of course air during series seven, which is set to premiere next month on the BBC.

Of their last scenes, which both agreed were “very sad” to film, Arthur told TV Biz, “The last scene we shot was inside the Tardis with all three of us.

“We were then in darkness and we had a big group hug.”

However, trying to make light of the clearly very emotional moment, Matt Smith, who plays the Doctor, said, “We had a hug and Karen fondled me. I called her Fondling Bottom Gillan.”

Laughing, Arthur continued on a more serious note, saying, “All those feelings kept inside for so long just suddenly came out…” Read more & comment »

A new eight part ITV ensemble drama series, Broadchurch, led by David Tennant, Olivia Colman and Vicky McClure will explore what happens to a small community when it suddenly becomes the focus of a major event and is subjected to the full glare of the media spotlight.

Broadchurch will also feature an amazing array of British acting talent including Jodie Whittaker as Beth, Andrew Buchan as Mark, Will Mellor playing Stephen Turner and Arthur Darvill as the town priest Paul Coates.

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